Philip Hollobone
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(7 years, 9 months ago)
Commons ChamberThe Government are taking action to ensure that we build more homes. There is a need for flexibility in terms of tenure, which was at the heart of my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Enfield, Southgate (Mr Burrowes), but last week’s autumn statement included a series of measures that will help to ensure that we are building more homes in this country, which is what we need.
Why is there such a large gap between the number of planning permissions and the number of housing starts, and what specifically can the Government do to close that gap?